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How to playback and download recordings on the Camius Video Management Software (IP Camera, DVR, NVR software)

To play your DVR or NVR footage remotely on the VMS software, navigate to the Home tab >> Remote Playback (Picture 1).

VMS remote playback
Picture 1

See below the description of each function in the following picture and a table:

VMS remote recording playbcak table icons
VMS remote playback icons 1 1

Then expand ‘root’ on the left sidebar (Picture 2), then click the checkboxes for cameras that captured the event (Pictures 3 and 4)

VMS root
Picture 2
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Picture 3
VMS root IPVAULT2256PR SELECT CAMERAS TO CHECK
Picture 4

Next, on Calendar, you can choose which stream recording event type and click on the Calendar icon and the day of the event. Only days with recorded footage will have a red flag (Pictures 5 and 6). 

VMS root CALENDAR point
Picture 5
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Picture 6

Cameras will playback individually once you click the Play button and click on each camera’s timeline on the desired hour (Picture 7). 

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Picture 7

Download recordings

  • Step 1: Select a video window that has enabled recording, and click  the download button in the playback control area. A dialog box is displayed, as shown in the following picture (Picture 8)
  • Step 2: Select the recording you want to download and specify the storage path.
  • Step 3: Click Download.
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Picture 8

Choosing the File Format for Downloaded Recorded Events

  • In the VMS software, navigate to System Config (Picture 9) and then to Settings
  • In the File Config you can select the preferred File Type (RF, AVI, mp4), See Picture 10
  • By default file type is set to RF. MP4 is recommended for VLC media player
Camius VMS software - system configuration
Picture 9
VMS software system configuration settings
Picture 10